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2025 Cycling Information

Chair:  Tory Stevens

Co-chair: Marilyn Bergen

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                                     2025 Cycle Tour                  

                   August 10 - September 7, 2025

This is the 19th year of the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour which raises funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. This year the Tour will launch on August 10 and finish on September 7. The funds raised provide support to the grandmothers and their families who are living with the ongoing consequences of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

A registration fee of $20 is required to participate in the VG4A Cycle Tour. Interesting and varied optional group rides have been planned.  

Each rider will determine for herself a personally challenging distance or goal to ride over the duration of the Cycle Tour. For the 2025 Tour; regular bikes, e-bikes, spin bikes or stationary bikes are all welcome. We have many group rides planned for all different levels of ability.  

We hope you enjoy cycling the beautiful routes on either the roads or many bike trails on Vancouver Island and perhaps even further afield. This Cycle Tour is a time to make new friends and be inspired by those around you.

Please go to the Events page for further information.https://www.vg4a.ca/events

Please note, registrants must be 55 years of age or older in the year of the tour and be a member of VG4A or a member of a BC Islands Region Grandmother Group. Participants must pay this $20 fee to join the Cycle Tour and ride in any of the optional rides being offered.

The Campbell River to Victoria Ride History

Weekly Rides for 2025

Please contact vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com if you would like to be on an e-mail list. (Infrequent weather cancellations are sent out to the e-mail lists.)

The following  link will work only if you are signed in to the website as a member.  Email if you need help

             Wednesday Ride Leaders


Monday Training Rides   See Chart Below

Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m. Joy of Cycling.  Meet at Janion Bldg near ‘blue bridge’. e-mail Julie to get on the list.

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. from Blenkinsop Connector

Fridays, 9:30 a.m. from Saanich Municipal Hall, corner of the Lochside Trail and Darwin Ave.


2025 April to September Monday Training Rides
 DATE  TIME  Meet Up LOCATION
RIDE #  Map #
 April 7   9:30 am

 Blenkinsop Connector

Ride 1-34km Map_G4A Ride_01.jpg
 April 14   9:30 am  Connector  G4A Ride_02-37km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_02.jpg
 April 21   9:30 am  Switch Bridge G4A Ride_03-42.6km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_03.jpg
 April 28   9:30 am  Switch Bridge  Ride 4.pdf Ride 4 Map.jpg
 May 5   9:00 am  Connector   G4A Ride_05-51km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_05.jpg
 May 12   9:00 am  Lochside Park  G4A Ride_06-51km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_06.jpg
 May 19   9:00 am  Switch Bridge  G4A Ride_07-56.4km.pdf Map_G4A Ride_07.jpg
May 26   9:00 am  Switch Bridge   G4A Ride_08-54.1km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_08.jpg
 Jun 2  8:30 am  Switch Bridge  G4A Ride_09-57km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_09.jpg
 Jun 9  8:30 am  Connector  G4A Ride_10-69km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_10 map
 Jun 16  8:30 am  Connector  G4A Ride_11-71km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_11.jpg
 Jun 23  8:30 am  Connector  G4A Ride_12-73km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_12.jpg
 Jun 30  8:30 am  Switch Bridge  G4A Ride_13-70km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_13.jpg
 July 7  8:00 am  Lochside Park  G4A Ride_14-70km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_14.jpg
 July 14  8:00 am  Michell Farm  G4A Ride_15-75km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_15.jpg
 July 21  8:00 a.m.  Connector  G4A Ride_16-80km.pdf
 Map_G4A Ride_16.jpg
 July 28  8:00 a.m.  Blenkinsop Connector    
 Aug 4 **  8:00 a.m.  Blenkinsop Connector
 **G4A Ride_19-76km.pdf  Map_G4A Ride_19.jpg
 Aug 11**  8:00 a.m.  Switch Bridge  G4A Ride_20-89km.pdf
 Map-G4A Ride 20.jpg
 Aug 12  8:00 a.m.  Switch Bridge G4A Ride_18-88km.pdf
 Map_G4A Ride_18.jpg
 Aug 18  8:00 a.m.  Switch Bridge  G4A Ride_21-70km.pdf  Map-G4A Ride 21.jpg
 Aug 25  8:00 a.m.  Blenkinsop Connector   G4A Ride_22-52km.pdf  Map-G4A Ride 22.jpg
 Sept 1  8:00 a.m.  Blenkinsop Connector G4A Ride_23-32km.pdf
 Map-G4A Ride 23.jpg
 Sept 5-7    CR to Victoria

Cue sheet for G4A Ride Day 1 - 2023.pdf

Cue sheet for G4A Ride Day 2 - 2023.pdf

Cue sheet for G4A Ride Day 3a (Morning) Chemainus to Mill Bay Ferry 2023.pdf

Cue sheet for G4A Ride Day 3b - 2023 (Brentwood to Selkirk Trestle).pdf

Cue sheet for G4A ride Day 3c finish ride Selkirk Trestle to Mile 0 2023.pdf


G4A Ride Day 1 2023.jpg

G4A Ride Day 2 2023.jpg

G4A Ride Day 3a map 2023.jpg

G4A Ride Day 3b map 2023.jpg

G4A Ride Day 3c map 2023.jpg

 


Optional Rides descriptions are available to view on the Events page. Registration will commence in early July!



Lightweight jackets and Cycling jerseys, Pinnies and Shirts – Oh, the choices!!!!!.

Please let us know by July 7, 2025  if you wish to order so they will be ready by early August, which is the beginning of the 4 week 2025 Cycle Tour.

Jackets, Jerseys, shirts and pinnies 2025.pdf  Click here for more information on ordering and sizing chart.

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Pedalling the 2024 Cycle Tour News.   

Edition 1 Edition 2  Edition 3  Edition 4  Edition 5

Every Edition has photos and stories related to the Optional and Weekly Rides - enjoy seeing what your sister Grandmothers and Grandothers are doing!  Thank you to Editor Anne Kirkaldy and her talented daughter, Allison Kirkaldy for producing each newsletter, and to Peggy Hunter and all other contributors.


2023 Cycle Tour Summary

Cyclists Collectively Clocked 30,000 km. and raised over $131,000 

Pedalling the 2023 Cycle Tour News:  Edition 1    Edition 2     Edition 3     Edition 4     Edition 5

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